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Thomas Stieglitz

Thomas Stieglitz

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
75
Citations
22299
World Ranking
743
National Ranking
14

Thomas Stieglitz publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Stieglitz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 561 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Thomas Stieglitz D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Stieglitz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Thomas Stieglitz is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Engineering, with detailed work in subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Neurology.

The scientist's scholarly output encompasses several main topics such as Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Conducting polymers and applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies.

Frequent publication venues reflect their research interests and include:

  • Journal of Neural Engineering
  • Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biomaterials
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials

Some of Thomas Stieglitz's recent papers are:

  • Tutorial: guidelines for standardized performance tests for electrodes intended for neural interfaces and bioelectronics (2020, Nature Protocols)
  • Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use (2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
  • Radium isotopes as submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) tracers: Review and recommendations (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Conformable polyimide-based μECoGs: Bringing the electrodes closer to the signal source (2020, Biomaterials)
  • Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-Based Neural Interfaces for Recording and Stimulation: Fundamental Aspects and In Vivo Applications (2022, Advanced Science)

Among frequent co-authors, Thomas Stieglitz has collaborated multiple times with:

  • Silvestro Micera
  • Giacomo Valle
  • Paul Čvančara
  • Cristian Pasluosta
  • Paolo Maria Rossini

Best Publications

  • Quantifying Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the Coastal Zone via Multiple Methods

    W.C. Burnett;P.K. Aggarwal;A. Aureli;H. Bokuniewicz

  • Restoring Natural Sensory Feedback in Real-Time Bidirectional Hand Prostheses

    Stanisa Raspopovic;Stanisa Raspopovic;Marco Capogrosso;Marco Capogrosso;Francesco Maria Petrini;Marco Bonizzato

  • A critical review of interfaces with the peripheral nervous system for the control of neuroprostheses and hybrid bionic systems

    Xavier Navarro;Thilo B. Krueger;Thilo B. Krueger;Natalia Lago;Silvestro Micera

  • Attentional stimulus selection through selective synchronization between monkey visual areas.

    Conrado A. Bosman;Conrado A. Bosman;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Nicolas Brunet;Robert Oostenveld

  • Polymers for neural implants

    Christina Hassler;Tim Boretius;Thomas Stieglitz

  • A transverse intrafascicular multichannel electrode (TIME) to interface with the peripheral nerve.

    Tim Boretius;Jordi Badia;Aran Pascual-Font;Martin Schuettler

  • A MEMS-based flexible multichannel ECoG-electrode array.

    Birthe Rubehn;Conrado Bosman;Robert Oostenveld;Pascal Fries

  • Micromachined, Polyimide-Based Devices for Flexible Neural Interfaces

    Thomas Stieglitz;Hansjo¨rg Beutel;Martin Schuettler;J.-Uwe Meyer

  • Biomimetic Intraneural Sensory Feedback Enhances Sensation Naturalness, Tactile Sensitivity, and Manual Dexterity in a Bidirectional Prosthesis.

    Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Alberto Mazzoni;Francesco Iberite;Edoardo D’Anna

  • A closed-loop hand prosthesis with simultaneous intraneural tactile and position feedback.

    Edoardo D’Anna;Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Alberto Mazzoni;Ivo Strauss;Ivo Strauss

  • Characterization of parylene C as an encapsulation material for implanted neural prostheses

    Christina Hassler;Rene P. von Metzen;Patrick Ruther;Thomas Stieglitz

  • Polyimide cuff electrodes for peripheral nerve stimulation.

    F J Rodríguez;D Ceballos;M Schüttler;A Valero

  • Tutorial: guidelines for standardized performance tests for electrodes intended for neural interfaces and bioelectronics.

    Christian Boehler;Stefano Carli;Luciano Fadiga;Luciano Fadiga;Thomas Stieglitz

  • Submarine groundwater discharge: updates on its measurement techniques, geophysical drivers, magnitudes, and effects

    Makoto Taniguchi;Henrietta Dulai;Kimberly M. Burnett;Isaac R. Santos;Isaac R. Santos

  • Comparative analysis of transverse intrafascicular multichannel, longitudinal intrafascicular and multipolar cuff electrodes for the selective stimulation of nerve fascicles.

    Jordi Badia;Tim Boretius;David Andreu;Christine Azevedo-Coste

  • Sensory feedback restoration in leg amputees improves walking speed, metabolic cost and phantom pain.

    Francesco Maria Petrini;Francesco Maria Petrini;Marko Bumbasirevic;Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Vladimir Ilic

  • In vitro evaluation of the long-term stability of polyimide as a material for neural implants.

    Birthe Rubehn;Thomas Stieglitz

  • Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use

    Dario Farina;Ivan Vujaklija;Rickard Brånemark;Rickard Brånemark;Anthony M J Bull

  • Enhancing functional abilities and cognitive integration of the lower limb prosthesis

    Francesco Maria Petrini;Francesco Maria Petrini;Giacomo Valle;Giacomo Valle;Marko Bumbasirevic;Federica Barberi

  • Long term assessment of axonal regeneration through polyimide regenerative electrodes to interface the peripheral nerve

    Natalia Lago;Dolores Ceballos;Francisco J Rodrı́guez;Thomas Stieglitz

  • Implantable biomedical microsystems for neural prostheses

    T. Stieglitz;M. Schuetter;K.P. Koch

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvestro Micera
Silvestro Micera Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Xavier Navarro
Xavier Navarro Autonomous University of Barcelona
Paolo Maria Rossini
Paolo Maria Rossini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Ken Yoshida
Ken Yoshida Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
Patrick Ruther
Patrick Ruther University of Freiburg
Andreas Schulze-Bonhage
Andreas Schulze-Bonhage University of Freiburg
Peter V. Ridd
Peter V. Ridd James Cook University
Luciano Fadiga
Luciano Fadiga Italian Institute of Technology
Peter G. Cook
Peter G. Cook Flinders University
Oliver Paul
Oliver Paul University of Freiburg

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